Police seized 700 bottles of contraband Indian phensidyl syrup from a coal laden truck in Atapara area under Panchbibi Upazila of the district on Sunday.
Year: 2014
Valuables looted from house in Satkhira
Robbers looted valuables from the house of a former union parishad chairman in Katia Sarkar Para of the district town early Monday.
Current net factories sealed off, owners fined in Munshiganj
A mobile court on Sunday sealed off two current net factories in Muktarpur BSCIC Industrial Town here and fined the owners for producing and marketing the contraband product.
Miscreants loot cash, gold after doping 5 family members in Jessore
Miscreants looted valuables worth Tk 5 lakh from a house after doping five members of a family at Ganganandapur village in Jhikorgacha upazila on Sunday night.
One held with 980 Phensidyl bottles in C’nawabganj
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged drug peddler in possession of 980 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Chamagram area in Shibganj upazila early Monday.
Farmers preparing for transplantation of Boro seedlings in N region
The farmers have been taking preparations with huge enthusiasm to start transplantation of Boro seedlings from January next in the northern region, officials in the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said.
One held with 200 Yaba tablets in Jessore
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a young man in possession of 200 pieces of Yaba tablets from Bhaberber village on Sunday night.
Extensive Boro cultivation programme in Gaibandha
An extensive Boro cultivation programme has been taken in all the seven upazilas of the district during the current season.
Sydney siege: Hostages held in Lindt cafe
A gunman is holding staff and customers hostage at a cafe in Sydney, Australia.
Even 5 million police can’t save government: Fakhrul
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said the government ultimately would not be able to save itself even with five million police. Addressing a discussion meeting at Institute of Engineers Bangladesh to mark the Victory Day, he…
Mexico missing students: Protesters clash with police
Mexican police have clashed with protesters organising a concert in the city of Chilpancingo in support of a group of 43 students who went missing more than two months ago.Police said several officers had been injured, including some who were…
Arctic sea ice volume holds up in 2014
Arctic sea ice may be more resilient than many observers recognise.
UN climate deal in Peru ends historic North-South split
Unexpectedly, for a city that is in a desert area, rain drizzled from the night-time sky over Lima early on Sunday.
Prince George Christmas pictures released
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have released three official Christmas photographs of Prince George.
Champions League draw: Manchester City face Barcelona
Manchester City have been drawn against Barcelona in the Champions League last 16.Chelsea will play Paris St-Germain, and Arsenal are up against Monaco in ties to be played in February and March.Champions Real Madrid will face Schalke, with last season’s…
Angelina Jolie Missing ‘Unbroken’ Events
Monday’s Los Angeles premiere of “Unbroken” will go on without one very important person.
Miss South Africa crowned Miss World
Miss South Africa, 22-year-old Rolene Strauss, was crowned Miss World 2014 at the pageant’s final in London on Sunday (Dec 14), with an estimated billion viewers watching on television around the globe.
Secondhand smoke too dreadfully dangerous
Mir Lutful Kabir Saadi Secondhand smoke is simply other people’s tobacco smoke. Wherever people smoke, there is secondhand smoke in the air. There is no doubt breathing second-hand tobacco smoke (SHS) is dreadfully dangerous to health. It causes cancer, as…
Cheaper products carry a hidden price tag
In a free market economy the incentive to externalize costs is so huge that the seller and the buyer get into an unapologetic understanding to get away with it. Cheaper products are a marketing gimmick. Enticing nonetheless, deep discounts on…
No permanent shutting Shela River route: Shipping Minister
Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan has shot down an environment ministry recommendation to permanently shut down Sundarbans Shela River route. “We are not thinking about closing the route yet,” he said after an inter ministerial meeting Sunday. Ministry of Environment and…
Is the batle to recover Sunderbans spilled oil lost?
The Forest Department looks fighting a losing battle to manually clean up the spilt-oil from rivers in the Sundarbans as it has already dissolved in river waters. “Most of the oil has already dissolved or spread faraway,” Divisional Forest Officer…
Ferry plying resumes on Shimulia-Kawrakandi route after 7 hrs
Ferry services on the Shimulia-Kawrakandi route in the Padma river resumed after seven hours’ disruption caused by dense fog on Sunday morning.
Exhibition on ‘Bangabandhu from struggle to independence’ held
A daylong photo exhibition on “Itihas Kotha Bole: Sangram Theke Swadhinotai Bangabandhu (History speaks: Bangabandhu from struggle to independence)” was held at Moulana Keramat Ali College in the city today.
Retail robots: The droid at till number 7
A hardware store in San Jose has a new star employee. It can speak English and Spanish, recognise any part at sight, and knows what the shop has in stock on a second by second basis.
Facial recognition: Shop where everybody knows your name
Imagine walking into a shop you’ve never been in before, to be greeted by name by a sales assistant you don’t know.
UN members assent deal at Lima climate talks
United Nations members have reached an agreement on how countries should tackle climate change. Delegates have approved a framework for setting national pledges to be submitted to a summit next year. Differences over the draft text caused the two-week talks…
Alastair Cook: No guarantee for captain at World Cup – Moores
England coach Peter Moores says there is no guarantee of Alastair Cook being captain for next year’s World Cup.
UN members agree deal at Lima climate talks
United Nations members have reached an agreement on how countries should tackle climate change.
James Bond film script stolen in Sony Pictures hack
An early version of the script for the new James Bond film has been stolen by hackers.
Turkey police raid opposition media with Gulen links
Turkish police have made at least 23 arrests during raids on a newspaper and TV station with close ties to US-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen.